Russia

This handout photo provided by the FSB shows wigs and spying gadgets carried by a man claimed by the FSB to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, when he was detained.

Midday Roundup: James Bond would not be impressed

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy | More spy games. Russian officials claim they are surprised by the “crude and clumsy recruitment” methods an alleged CIA agent used to attempt to persuade a Russian FSB agent to give up secret information. The FSB,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/midday_roundup_james_bond_would_not_be_impressed]

Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin

Midday Roundup: Vermont voters get their death wish

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Dispensing with dignity. Vermont is expected to become the fourth state to legalize euthanasia later today when Gov. Peter Shumlin signs an assisted-suicide…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/midday_roundup_vermont_voters_get_their_death_wish]

A man walks through a room in the gutted U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans.

Globe Trot: The State Department has some explaining to do

by Mindy Belz

International |  The second-highest serving officer at the U.S. mission in Libya is set to testify today in Congress against the White House version of events surrounding the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/globe_trot_the_state_department_has_some_explaining_to_do]

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell

Midday Roundup: Two men confess to making McConnell recording

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Confessing misdeeds. The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., reports two men have confessed to recording a campaign meeting at Senate Minority Leader Mitch…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/04/midday_roundup_two_men_confess_to_making_mcconnell_recording]

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg

Midday Roundup: Facebook’s Zuckerberg likes immigration reform

by Leigh Jones

Newsworthy |  Prison transfer. Secretary of State John Kerry visited Afghanistan today, hoping to shore up relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. At the same time,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/03/midday_roundup_facebook_s_zuckerberg_likes_immigration_reform]

Jeana Bonner, left, of Utah, and Rebecca Preece, of Idaho, sit with their adopted children at a hotel in Moscow, Russia, shortly after the country approved a ban on American adoptions.

Adoption agencies abandon families

by Tiffany Owens

Adoption |  Christian World Adoption Agency (CWA) closed its doors last week, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ending the adoption process for 15 families without…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/adoption_agencies_abandon_families]

Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana

Globe Trot: Possible pope successor, Syria, China, Benghazi, Russia, evangelism in Muslim countries

by Mindy Belz

International |  Pope Benedictus XVI became the first head of the Roman Catholic Church since 1415 to resign∫ announcing he will step down Feb. 28, citing his “advanced…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/globe_trot_possible_pope_successor_syria_china_benghazi_russia_evangelism_in_mus]

A Tunisian bites the national flag while carrying the coffin of slain Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid during his funeral in Tunis.

Globe Trot: Unrest in Tunisia, confirmation battles, killings in Nigeria and Christians fleeing Syria

by Mindy Belz

International |  Tunisia is following Egypt into post-revolution uproar after the shooting death of Chokri Belaid, a prominent secularist opponent of the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/globe_trot_unrest_in_tunisia_confirmation_battles_killings_in_nigeria_and_christ]

Russian police officers detain gay rights activists during a December protest near the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, in Moscow.

Russia to outlaw 'homosexual propaganda'

by Kathryn Blackhurst, Les Sillars

International |  Last month, the Russian parliament approved by a vote of 388-1-1 a draft law outlawing the dissemination of “homosexual propaganda” to minors, prompting…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/02/russia_outlaws_homosexual_propaganda]

Brian Preece and his wife Rebecca, of Nampa, Idaho, who want to adopt a Russian boy with Down's syndrome.

Russia sends mixed signals on adoption ban

by Tiffany Owens

Adoption |  In the wake of Russia’s new law banning US adoptions, parents who have poured years of time and thousands of dollars into the adoption process now wait with…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/russian_sends_mixed_signals_on_adoption_ban]

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (left) and President Obama at a joint press conference on Friday at the White House.

Globe Trot: Early withdrawal, Syrian disaster, Iranian-American pastor …

by Mindy Belz

International |  Afghan forces will take “full responsibility for their nation’s security” this year, announcedPresident Obama on Friday after meeting with Afghan…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/01/globe_trot_early_withdrawal_syrian_disaster_iranian_american_pastor]

Russian President Vladimir Putin

Putin plans to sign U.S. adoption ban

by Leigh Jones

Russia |  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced today he intends to sign a bill that bans Americans from adopting his country’s orphans. The legislation, passed…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/putin_plans_to_sign_u_s_adoption_ban]

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